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United Way Giving at Arcadia up 38.5 Percent

Thanks to all those who participated in the United Way drive this fall,
Arcadia University recorded a campaign total of $7,519, which is a 38.5
percent increase over last year. “Our thanks go to Katie
Kelly for the marvelous job she did leading the successful United Way campaign
here at Arcadia,” says President Jerry Greiner. Look for the ad
in the Dec. 19 Philadelphia Inquirer that recognizes
Arcadia’s participation in United Way. “A special thanks
to all the faculty and staff who participated this year,” Kelly
says. “The money donated to the United Way of Southeastern
Pennsylvania stays within our communities to enhance the services that
these wonderful organizations provide.”

Graduate Education Course Times Changing to 4:30 p.m.

To better accommodate education students, Arcadia is moving graduate
education courses that previously started at 4 p.m. to a 4:30 p.m. start
time for the spring semester. “Most of our graduate students are
working teachers, and giving them an extra half hour to get from their
school to our classroom should make their lives a little easier,” says
Steve Gulkus, Associate Professor and Chair of the Education Department.
New parking lots completed in 2006 and the soon-to-be-completed interchange
of Route 309 and Easton Road will further ease part-time students’ commute.

Arcadia Provides Special Ed Training for Philadelphia
Teachers

Elaine Scarpino, Director of Educational Outreach,
and Dr. Steve Gulkus, Chair of the Education Department,
were awarded a grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Education to
fund a project called ACE-01 (Accelerated Certification for Emergency
01).With this funding, Arcadia will implement an accelerated
certificate program that will enable teachers from the School District
of Philadelphia to become “highly qualified” teachers
of secondary special education in high-need schools. In addition,
participants may receive a Pennsylvania Intern Certificate or a Pennsylvania
Instructional I Certificate and may participate in a mentoring and coaching
program during their intern teaching experience. The grant will
run for a period of three years. Arcadia’s Education faculty are
prominent experts in Special Education and a driving force for inclusion
as Pennsylvania schools plan how to integrate children with disabilities
into general classrooms.

Physician Assistant Profession on the Rise

The American Medical Association’s Health Professions December
e-Letter proclaimed that the physician assistant profession is growing
to meet patient needs. “Physician assistants (PAs) continue to
work closely with physicians in virtually all health care settings to
increase patient access to quality medical care,” the newsletter
noted. “New data from the American Academy of Physician Assistants
show that 57 percent of clinically practicing PAs are employed by physician
practices. The survey also
notes that the average total annual income for full-time PAs is $84,396,
up from $81,129 in 2005 and $78,257 in 2004.”

Yum-O! Don't miss Late Night Breakfast Tonight

This
year's Late Night Breakfast will be held tonight, Tuesday, Dec. 12,
from 10 to 11:30 p.m. in the Dining Hall. The meal will be
served to students by Arcadia’s
faculty and staff. The menu includes
scrambled eggs, bacon, turkey sausage, French toast, fried potatoes,
two hot cereals, fresh fruit, and a waffle station.

The Enthymion Yearbook Needs Your Pictures!

During Late Night Breakfast on Dec. 12, the Enthymion Yearbook
will have laptops ready to download pictures for the 2006-07 Yearbook.
Bring digital photos and members of the yearbook will use them for this
year’s book. If you cannot make it that night or would like to
order a yearbook, please e-mail pictures and your request for a book
to EnthymionYearbook@arcadia.edu.

Holiday Card Fund Donations Help Community

“Since
1980, the members of Arcadia University community have contributed a
total of $32,806 to local charities through our Holiday Card Fund,” says
Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs Michael
Berger. “The
Fund works this way: In place of sending holiday cards to other members
of the Arcadia community, you are invited to donate the money that would
have been spent on cards and stamps to a special Holiday Card Fund. This
saves time and effort both for you and for the post office and enriches
local charitable organizations at this special time of year.”

The names of all donors to the Fund will be placed on a beautiful group
card created by Scott Rawlins, Associate Professor and
Chair of the Fine Arts Department. The card will be displayed at the
Faculty-Staff Holiday Party on Dec. 21. To donate, complete the form
below and send it with a donation to the Provost’s Office by Thursday,
Dec. 14. Checks
should be made payable to Arcadia University. This
year, donors may direct contributions to one or more of the following
worthy causes (check their Web sites):

Dining Services Hosts Mitten Tree for Children

Dining Services will be hosting a Mitten Tree. Donate any new or handmade
mittens, hats, gloves or scarves to help “decorate” the tree.
All donations will be delivered to St. Mary’s Villa for Children
on Dec. 20.

Operation Holiday Wish Helps Guard Families

Operation
Holiday Wish lists for families in need are available at the Community
Service Office. Stop by to choose a family, or e-mail Cindy
Rubino, Community Service Coordinator, for the list. This
year’s families are from the Willow Grove 111th Fighter Wing of the
Pennsylvania National Guard. Many have deployed family members and have
suffered financially, having left their civilian jobs to be deployed
around the world. Please bring all gifts to the Community Service Office
by Dec. 15.

Upcoming Events

Holiday Art Show Exhibition and Party, Dec. 12

Don’t miss the student work on display at the Holiday Art Show
Exhibition and Party at Murphy Hall and Spruance Hall art studios on
Tuesday, Dec. 12, from 5:50 to 7:30 p.m. Murphy Hall exhibits include
photography, ceramics, metals and jewelry, graphic design, scientific
illustration, digital media and foundations. Spruance Hall displays
include painting, printmaking and interiors.

Register for Weight Watchers, Jan. 10

Weight Watchers is coming to Arcadia. “We finally have a Weight
Watchers leader, and we can begin the program for employees; however,
we won't start until January, so eat and be merry for the holidays
and then we can all concentrate on our New Year resolutions to fit into
our bikinis next summer (hahaha),” says Gloria Taylor,
Assistant to the Vice President for Finance and Treasurer. Registration
will be Jan. 10, and the meetings will be held for the following 10
weeks on Wednesdays from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. in the Library University
Gallery Room. “I hope that everyone who expressed interest
in this program can participate. If you will not be on campus on Jan. 10, you can mail your
payment in to me, but after that week registration is closed. Please
remember, this is a prepaid program so you will need $135 at registration
($130 if you are currently a member). Please let me know if you are
planning to register.” Contact Taylor at
215-572-2942—“and here's to seeing less of all of us in
2007!”

Volunteers Needed for MLK Service Day, Jan. 15

Been thinking about a way to connect at Arcadia? Volunteer for a day
of service on Martin Luther King, Jr. Day on Jan. 15. In this annual
event, Arcadia students go to food banks, the Salvation Army, Friends
Neighborhood to paint and clean-up, and Fairy Godmothers to sorting
prom dresses. “We
hope that you will take advantage of this great opportunity to meet
some members of the Arcadia community, while serving others,” says Cindy
Rubino, Coordinator of Community Services. Sign-up forms will
be available at Midnight Breakfast and in student mailboxes.

campus happenings

Student ‘Voices’ Chosen for Traveling Show

By
Erica Gregory ’07

Seventeen Arcadia Graphic Design students put their “voices” on
display in the Wear Your Voice exhibition at the Icebox Gallery
in Philadelphia. From the 315 t-shirts on display, 50 were selected for
a traveling show, including three seniors from Arcadia: Becky
Klimowicz, Dawn Minchin, and Chris Ponnwitz.

"Graphic designers have the ability and responsibility to speak to the
masses,” says Alyssa Krill, Assistant Professor
of Fine Arts. “Our
goal is to raise consciousness, whether that be for a product, event,
or in this case, a social cause.” Wear Your Voice was
a competition for students to raise awareness to a social cause, organization,
or issue, using a T-shirt as the medium. “This competition was
a great opportunity for Arcadia students to design a piece for a cause
they are passionate about, and to learn about other organizations and
issues that need attention. It's easy for designers to focus on the commercial
aspect of our craft, and this project and gallery show are great examples
of how the graphic designer's role can be so much more influential than
merely selling objects. Transforming ideas and conceptions is how real
change happens."

The "Wear
Your Voice" exhibition was on display at the Icebox Gallery
in the Crane Arts Building in Philadelphia from Nov. 10 through Dec.
1. The show included 315 T-shirts from students attending 16 colleges:
Arcadia University, Art Institute, Bucks County Community College, Cabrini
College, Hussian School of Art, Kutztown University, Millersville University,
Moore College of Art & Design, Penn State, Philadelphia University,
Rutgers University, Tyler School of Art, University of Delaware, University
of Pennsylvania, West Chester University, and William Patterson University.
For more information about the competition and photos from the exhibition,
visit http://philadelphia.aiga.org/event_archives.html.

This Week's Fab Five from Dining Services

1. Winter dining hours are posted on MyArcadia. Note
that during finals, Dec. 12 to Dec. 18, The Chat is open till midnight
and the Brubaker Café has
extended hours till 11 p.m.

2. “Have you tried our No Frills Catering yet? Surprise your friends,
throw a party. You can even charge it to your student account, or used
your meals!” says Parkhurst Catering Director Sara Goodwin. For
more information, call her at 215-572-2911 or e-mail goodwins@arcadia.edu.

3. Order Study Packs or Energy Packs now for finals.

4. Please donate new or homemade mittens, hats
or scarves to the Mitten
Tree in the Dining Hall. All donations will go to St. Mary’s Villa
for Children. All collected items will be delivered on Dec. 19.

5. Dining Services is having a Grand Opening in
January. Watch for lots
of fun things to eat and see and giveaways at all dining locations!

AU picked up the 63-46 non-conference win on Saturday,
Dec. 9. at Penn State Delaware County. The team put together a
solid outing on both ends of the court, shooting 53.7 percent from
the floor and 72 percent from the free throw line while holding
Penn State to 42 percent field goal shooting on the game. Sparks and
Milligan combined
for 36 of Arcadia's 63 points, as AU improved to 2-5 overall on the
year. Milligan notched a double-double on the game, pulling down 10
boards to go along with her 15 points. Sparks pulled down 6 rebounds
along with her 21-point effort.

Boettcher Sets Pace for Men in Close Games

Boettcher

Green

Brown

Men’s Basketball (1-8 Overall, 0-3 PAC) The Knights
held their opponents close behind the solid effort of senior forward
and PAC Weekly Honor Roll player Dave Boettcher, but
the team lost three straight, by only 7 points or less on each outing.

On Monday, Dec. 4, the team dropped a one-point half-time lead to the
sharp-shooting Neumann Knights, losing the hard-fought conference battle
by five, 67-62. Boettcher's 22
points, 8 boards and 5 assists led the Knights, while junior Sterling
Green ended the game with 13 points and 6 helpers and junior Kevin
Brown added 8 points and 5 boards.

Lebanon Valley held Arcadia University to 32.3 percent shooting as the
Flying Dutchmen defeated AU 56-49 in non-conference action Thursday,
Dec. 7, at the LVC Gymnasium. The Knights were led by
Boettcher, who poured in 20 points while tying a gym record with 17 rebounds. After
racing out to a 31-18 halftime lead, the Dutchmen enjoyed a 39-27 advantage
with 12 minutes remaining, when Arcadia went on an 8-2 run. Boettcher
hit a pair of free throws with 6:25 left to pull the Knights to within
six (41-35). Arcadia reduced the deficit to four on three different occasions,
the last coming on a Boettcher jumper with 1:51 on the clock. However, LVC
came through with a fade away jumper from the left baseline with 1:15
left, making it 53-47. After the Knights missed a pair of shots, Arcadia
was forced to foul with 36 seconds remaining. Arcadia drew to within
five (54-49) with 25 ticks showing when Green nailed
a jumper from the left elbow with his foot on the three-point line. But
LVC sank two free throw shots sandwiched around an Arcadia turnover as
the Dutchmen held on for the win. Brown added
12 points and four assists for Arcadia while senior forward Dave
Martin pulled down 10 rebounds.

The team hosted Delaware Valley College on Saturday, Dec. 9, and managed
to cut DVC's 14 point second half lead down to 2 with 14 seconds
remaining in the game, but the Knights came up short as they were forced
to foul in the closing seconds for the 59-55 loss.
Boettcher posted
another double-double effort with 15 points and 13 boards while classmate Andrew
Martin notched 12 points, 9 rebounds and 4 blocked
shots to help lead the Knights. Sophomore guard Bobby
Mulholland posted four points in a critical stretch.

in the news

Faculty

Assistant Professor of Communications Alan Powell’s Creative Media
video students, along with Arcadia alum Leslie Birch, were featured in
an article in the Nov. 15 Leader on their production company,
Classified Media. Classified Media will produce a video for a non-profit
organization and will work in association with the Greater Philadelphia
Film Office as part of the Tripod Initiative program.

Tom Brinker, Professor of Accounting and Executive
Director, and Jose Marrero, Assistant Professor and
Managing Director for International Experiences of the M.B.A.
program,
co-authored “Are Accounting Standards Uniform? Recognizing Cultural
Differences Underlying Global Accounting Standards,” for the January
2007 issue Journal of Financial Service Professionals. Brinker also published
part one of “Capitalizing on Tax Benefits for Parents of Children
with Special Needs” in the November 2006 issue of Exceptional
Parent. He co-authored this article with W. Richard Sherman. Part
two will appear in the December issue of the same magazine.

Dr. Arthur Breyer, Professor Emeriti of Chemistry and
Physics, spoke on Nov. 10 at his grandchild’s elementary school
in Herndon, Va., in remembrance of Veteran’s Day. Breyer is a World
War II veteran. He also was joined by a Marine captain who had just return
from 11 months serving in Iraq who gave a short inspirational talk. After
the talk, Breyer turned his attention to his expertise in chemistry and
physics, giving a 90-minute interactive science demonstration to fifth-
through eighth-grade students. Breyer has written about his World War
II experiences in an article “Young American Patriot: The World
War II Experiences of a High School Graduate.” Click
here to read
Breyer's article.

Professor Emerita of Fine Arts Paula Winokur’s exhibit “Paula
Winokur: Geological Sites,” a survey of work in porcelain was listed
in the Nov. 10 and 11 issue of the Philadelphia Daily News.
Winokur’s exhibit will be on display at Arcadia’s Art
Gallery through Dec. 17.

Alumni

Cecelia Coyne, who received her master’s degree in Special Education
in 1977, recently retired from Bishop McDevitt High
School in
Wyncote, as reported Dec. 10 in The Philadelphia Inquirer’s School
Notes. Coyne spent her entire 39-year teaching career as a biology teacher
and was also a girls' soccer coach and girls' athletic director at McDevitt.
She was honored by school president Salvatore DiNenna after the Thanksgiving
Liturgy on Nov. 22.

Center for education abroad

Kevin D. McCarthy of Ho-Ho-Kus, a student at Hamilton
College, completed studies abroad as reported Dec. 10 in the education
section of The
Record and Herald News (Northern New Jersey). McCarthy
studied with Arcadia University's Center
for Education Abroad program
in New Zealand.

Students

Christopher Handschuch a senior B.F.A. Acting major,
was spotlighted in the Nov. 9 West Essex Tribune (Livingston,
N.J.) for his role in the Vietnam war drama Medal of Honor Rag,
which played at The Chat stage Nov. 10 to 12. Handschuch’s
previous Chat performance was as the title character in Women and
Wallace two years ago. He had a semester abroad studying theatre
at the University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia.

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